SEC Baseball

Florida pounds Auburn to stay alive

Florida’s Dalton Guthrie (5) slides safely into home plate as Auburn’s catcher Ben Craft (22) tries to block the plate during the third inning of a game at the Southeastern Conference college baseball tournament at the Hoover Met, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Josh Tobias went 4 for 5 with two RBIs and Florida knocked Auburn out of the Southeastern Conference tournament Thursday with an 11-2 victory.

The Gators (41-16) scored eight runs on seven hits in the third inning, four of them unearned, in the elimination game.

Peter Alonso was 3 for 3 and drove in three runs while Mike Rivera had a two-run double in the big inning against the Tigers (35-24).

Florida starter Logan Shore (7-6) allowed two runs in 7-2/3 innings, striking out seven without a walk.

Daniel Robert had two hits for Auburn, which went 1-2 in the tournament and gave up 20 runs in the two losses.

Florida had 15 hits against four Auburn pitchers. Richie Martin had a pair of hits and scored two runs.